Best Elementary Schools in Arizona

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 909)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
431	Kingswood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	15150 W Mondell Rd	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7600	826	47	17.5		298 (36.1%)	71 (8.6%)	351 (42.5%)	16 (1.9%)	13 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	73 (8.8%)	$10,636	$557	$989	$2,103	$7,766	$1,324	$9,090	45.4	42.4	460	29		040269001462
432	Mendoza Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5831 E McLellan Rd	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-2000	402	25	15.9		242 (60.2%)	12 (3.0%)	117 (29.1%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (5.5%)	$10,864	$841	$142	$1,824	$9,496	$385	$9,881	45.3	50.6	404	28		040497001374
433	Kyrene de la Esperanza School	Public	PK, KG-5	14841 S 41st Pl	Phoenix	85044	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-2800	368	32	11.4		89 (24.2%)	67 (18.2%)	98 (26.6%)	11 (3.0%)	47 (12.8%)	3 (0.8%)	53 (14.4%)	$7,967	$343	$01	$687	$7,487	$136	$7,623	45.2	33	547	114		040423000297
434	Village Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2020 W Morningside Dr	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 467-6300	441	27	16.5		140 (31.7%)	19 (4.3%)	232 (52.6%)	6 (1.4%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.7%)	$8,025	$1,077	$323	$2,476	$6,516	$109	$6,626	45.2	39.8	478	44		040775000684
435	Prescott Valley School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9500 E Lorna Ln	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Prescott Valley Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 772-8744	433	25	17.6		208 (48.0%)	7 (1.6%)	203 (46.9%)	7 (1.6%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			45.2			(n/a)		040044402321
436	Patterson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	615 S Cheshire	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9700	733	45	16.4		328 (44.7%)	26 (3.5%)	302 (41.2%)	14 (1.9%)	23 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (5.0%)	$8,129	$762	$16	$1,541	$7,161	$190	$7,351	45.1	51.3	399	37		040497001827
437	Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2325 W Sunset Rd	Tucson	85741	Pima County	Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 665-3400	689	51	13.5		251 (36.4%)	47 (6.8%)	289 (41.9%)	55 (8.0%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.2%)		$00			$00			45	63.4	300	137		040022302199
438	Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3807 E Pueblo Ave	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 427-6800	562	40	14.2		279 (49.6%)	32 (5.7%)	194 (34.5%)	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.8%)	$9,469	$445	$153	$1,043	$8,554	$317	$8,871	44.9	45.1	438			040497001233
439	Elvira Elementary School	Public	K-6	250 W Elvira Rd	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-2800	642	32	20		11 (1.7%)	7 (1.1%)	597 (93.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$6,730	$754	$00	$1,507	$5,734	$243	$5,976	44.9	37.7	499	60		040817000719
440	Lulu Walker School	Public	PK, KG-5	1750 W Roller Coaster Rd	Tucson	85704	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6517	355	25	13.9		87 (24.5%)	20 (5.6%)	214 (60.3%)	17 (4.8%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)		$00			$00			44.8	45	439	1		040068000029

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on AASA English Language Arts, AASA Mathematics, AzSCI Science test scores released by the Arizona Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 11, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Arizona Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Arizona Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.